What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[BBMmk2]

Hiya Stan. Apart from the overture, what's the rest of La Forza like?

[Stanfordian]

Hiya Stan. Apart from the overture, what's the rest of La Forza like?

With Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann in the cast I love their performances and I feel the Martin Kušej staging is excellent too.

[cloughie]

Hiya Stan. Apart from the overture, what's the rest of La Forza like?

Not to be confused with O level science and the Force of Density! I often think with certain operas they must be good if they have such cracking overtures and often I get disappointed because they go on a bit and the tunes are disappointing in comparison to the Ovs! Also I am disappointed when an opera doesn't have a proper overture.

[Petrushka]

Berlioz: Overture - Benvenuto Cellini
Franck: Les Eolides
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 4*
Debussy: La Mer

Robert Casadesus (piano)*
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Pierre Monteux

Given in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on October 12 1939

This is an almost complete concert (the missing item is Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice which ended the evening). The sound on these early CDs from the RCO125 set is surprisingly good and not much tolerance is called for in those I've heard so far.

[Jonathan]

Never heard of this one Jonathan?

Apologies for the delay in replying - the new job means that I don't get home until late and by that time, I've had enough!! I should point out that his recording of the Concerto for solo piano is just as incredible!

[pastoralguy]

Berlioz: Overture - Benvenuto Cellini
Franck: Les Eolides
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 4*
Debussy: La Mer

Robert Casadesus (piano)*
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Pierre Monteux

Given in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on October 12 1939

This is an almost complete concert (the missing item is Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice which ended the evening). The sound on these early CDs from the RCO125 set is surprisingly good and not much tolerance is called for in those I've heard so far.

Isn't there a Concertgebouw performance from that period of Mahler's 'Das Lied...' where someone in the audience shouts 'Heil Hitler' during a quiet moment? Conducted by Mengelberg, iirc?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Isn't there a Concertgebouw performance from that period of Mahler's 'Das Lied...' where someone in the audience shouts 'Heil Hitler' during a quiet moment? Conducted by Mengelberg, iirc?

Schuricht - Live performance recorded with the CO in the Concertgebouw in October 1939. (I've never heard it, but apparently the "Heil Hitler!" can be clearly heard. Puts Barenboim's post-Elgar speech into proportion.)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Schuricht - Live performance recorded with the CO in the Concertgebouw in October 1939. (I've never heard it, but apparently the "Heil Hitler!" can be clearly heard. Puts Barenboim's post-Elgar speech into proportion.)

Or possibly not quite - instead, a woman walked to the stage whilst Schuricht was conducting, said "Deutscheland uber alles, Herr Schuricht" to the conductor and then walked off. The concert (on 5th October) was broadcast, so her comment was heard more clearly on the radio than by the people in the Hall, and the recording comes from this broadcast.

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[pastoralguy]

Many thanks for that. Clearly, my memory was at fault. I'm sure this recording was played many years ago on a programme on Radio3 about concert interruptions.

[Petrushka]

Or possibly not quite - instead, a woman walked to the stage whilst Schuricht was conducting, said "Deutscheland uber alles, Herr Schuricht" to the conductor and then walked off. The concert (on 5th October) was broadcast, so her comment was heard more clearly on the radio than by the people in the Hall, and the recording comes from this broadcast.

https://translate.google.co.uk/trans...18&prev=search

These details are correct. That very performance is included in the RCO set but it's one I've not caught up with yet. The first half was Mozart Symphony No 34. One of the minor joys of owning this amazing set is that I can go on to the RCO concert archive and check on the full concert details (even the time and - - when the interval was).

[Stanfordian]

Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Mariss Jansons
Recorded live 2016 Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich
New release on BR Klassik

Mozart
'The Three Prussian Quartets'
String Quartets No's 21, 22 & 25 (K575, K589 & K590)
Stradivari Quartet
Recorded 2015 Reformierte Kirche, Seon, Switzerland
Solo Musica

[pastoralguy]

Prokofiev. Piano concerto no.2 and Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.1.

Beartrice Rana, piano.

Antonio Pappano conducting the Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia.

A truly wonderful cd from a pianist I look forward to hearing more from in the future.

[Stanfordian]

Prokofiev. Piano concerto no.2 and Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.1.

Beartrice Rana, piano.

Antonio Pappano conducting the Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia.

A truly wonderful cd from a pianist I look forward to hearing more from in the future.

Hiya pastoralguy,

I reviewed this Rana release. I thought it was stunning and have enjoyed playing it many times over.

[BBMmk2]

Warner Classics Martha Argerich Edition.
Chopin Piano Sonata No.3 inB minor, Op.58; Mazurka No.36 in A minor, Op57, No.1;
Mazurka no.37 in Ab Op.57, No.2; Mazurka No.38, in F# minor, Op.53, No.3
Nocturne No.4 in F major, Op.15, No.1; Scherzo No.3in C# minor, Op.39;
Polonaise No.6 in Ab major, op.53, "Heroic"
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op.15; Andante & Variation for two pianos, Op.46;
Fantaasie fur eine Orgelwalzer.

(played thus far!)

[pastoralguy]

Hiya pastoralguy,

I reviewed this Rana release. I thought it was stunning and have enjoyed playing it many times over.